Story+1998-01-31+Red+Bank,+NJ

(someone: ´Please welcome your host for the evening, from Asbury Park, New Jersey, Mr. Danny DeVito´)(Danny DeVito: ´(?)....thank you....oh, my, my....hello New Jersey....that´s right....first of all I´d like to thank you all for coming here tonight to support the King family, thank you....and what´s coming on this stage tonight....is gonna rock your socks off...let me hear you say ´Rock´ (crowd: ´Rock´) let me hear you say ´Roll´ (crowd: ´Roll´) let me hear you say ´Danny DeVito´ (crowd: ´Danny DeVito´) alright, just wanted to hear my name screamed out....alright, without further ado, are you ready ? (cheers) are you really ready ? (cheers) oh, you better be because this time it´s for real´)....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´This Time It´s for Real´**

´´(Jon Bon Jovi: ´Welcome, welcome to the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey ....how we doing so far ? ok ? (cheers)(?) changing of the guard, back here on the drums, we got Tico Torres....(?) right here (?) Mr.Richie Sambora....(?)....is there a doctor in the house ?...´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´Bad Medicine´**

´´(Southside Johnny: ´Who was that masked man ?....it´s nice to be here tonight....(?))....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´Broken Down Piece of Man´ (following ´Tenth Avenue Freeze Out´)**

´´(Jon Bon Jovi: ´Southside....(?) man here´s got a brand new album coming out....Richie´s got himself a solo record coming out....it´s called (?) and he´s gonna sing you a song, alright´)(?)....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´Hard Times Come Easy´**

´´Good evening....thanks for coming out tonight....is there a red headed woman in the house ? (Patti comes onstage) I´d like to introduce a young girl from the great state of New Jersey...´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´Love´s Glory´**

´´(Jon Bon Jovi: ´I think it´s time we turn this thing into high gear now, are you guys still with us ? (cheers) Tico, give me a beat....do you feel bad ? (cheers) do you feel bad ? (cheers) Bruce, do you feel bad ?....that´s good´)....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´You Give Love a Bad Name´**

´´(Jon Bon Jovi: ´Not only (?) was worth the price of admission but remember you guys are really doing a good deed here today too so thank you from the bottom of my heart´)....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´Bobby Jean´**

´´(Southside Johnny: ´But this is home....huh ? what ?....I´m stalling now....three nuns walk in, no, no....Bobby, tell a joke (?)....let´s sing....(?)....what the hell are you doing ? (?) I´m stalling here´)....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´It´s Been a Long Time´ (following ´I Don´t Wanna Go Home´)**

´´(Jon Bon Jovi: ´Well, are you guys having as much fun as we are ?´(cheers)....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´Wanted Dead or Alive´**

´´(Southside Johnny: ´(?)....you know, some of these songs we didn´t rehearse....and that was one of ´em and this is one of ´em and....stop....stop.....(starts a song which ends right away) (?)´)(Jon Bon Jovi: ´How many musicians does it take to turn in a lightbulb ? (chuckles)´)(?) ....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, intro to ´Thunder Road´ (following ´Treat Her Right´)**

´´Wanna thank Jon Bon Jovi, who put all this together tonight....(?) Bobby Bandiera for rehearsing our band (?)....thank you, Johnny (Jon Bon Jovi: ´Thank you everyone for coming, you all did a great thing tonight, you helped out somebody from your hometown, ok, uh, be careful driving home or going to the bar, goodnight)....(?)....(Southside Johnny: ´Richie Sambora (?)....Clarence Clemons (?)´)....´´
 * 31.01.98 Red Bank, NJ, after ´Thunder Road´**

//Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi//